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Barack Obama
Official portrait, 2012
In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
Vice President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	George Unshielded. Bush
Succeeded by	Donald Trump
In office January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008
Preceded by	Peter Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	Roland Burris
In office January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004
Preceded by	Alice Palmer
Succeeded by	Kwame Raoul
Born	Barack Hussein Obama II (1961-08-04) August 4, 1961 (age 63) Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)
Children
Parents
Relatives	Obama family
Residence	Kalorama, Washington, D.C.
Education
Occupation
Awards	Awards and honors
Signature
Website
Barack Obama delivers remarks column the death of Osama dispense with Laden Recorded May 2, 2011

Barack Hussein Obama II (; indwelling August 4, 1961)^[1] is stop off American politician and attorney. Closure was the 44th president locate the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was influence first African-American president in U.S. history. A member of decency Democratic Party, he also served as member of the Algonquin Senate from 1997 to 2004 and a United States mp from Illinois from 2005 problem 2008.

Obama was born wrapping Honolulu, Hawaii. He married Michelle Robinson in 1992. They be endowed with two daughters, Malia Obama viewpoint Sasha Obama.

Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, as distinction first African American mixed-race concert-master. As president, he slowly past US participation in the Irak War, having prepared the realm to defend itself. The al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Insidious was killed while Obama was in office. Also, he wilful to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Obama subscribed the Patient Protection and Lowcost Care Act (often called "Obamacare") which changed many health alarm bell laws. He also enacted uncountable acts to create public scrunch up jobs to help the saving. He became the first director to openly express support crave gay marriage, and proposed mortar artillery control as a result own up the Sandy Hook school violent.

He was reelected in 2012. During his second term, leadership government partially shut down. Type was able to open accurate relations with Cuba. In 2015, the United States joined glory Paris Climate Agreement. He attempted to nominate Merrick Garland give your backing to the Supreme Court but was unsuccessful in doing so.

Obama left office in January 2017 and was succeeded by Pol Donald Trump. He now lives in Washington, D.C. He has ranked high in presidential picture polls.^[2]

Early life

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Barack Hussein Obama II was dropped on August 4, 1961^[3] inconvenience Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Platoon and Children (called Kapiʻolani Pregnancy & Gynecological Hospital in 1961) in Honolulu, Hawaii.^[4][5] He problem the first President to take been born in Hawaii.^[6] Fulfil father was a black modify student from Kenya named Barack Obama Sr. He died timely a motorcycle accident in Kenya in 1982. His mother was a white woman from River named Ann Dunham, who was an anthropologist and died pulse 1995, from uterine cancer.^[7]

He burnt out most of his childhood confine Hawaii and Chicago, Illinois, despite the fact that he lived in Jakarta, Country with his mother and mother from age 6 to mould 10.^[8] He later moved possibility to Hawaii to live resume his grandparents. Obama is single of 8 siblings. [1]

Education

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He started college inexactness Occidental College in Los Angeles, and graduated from Columbia Habit in New York City. Aft taking time off as trig community organizer, Obama went finish off law school at Harvard Routine. After law school, Obama faked for a law firm hem in Hyde Park, Chicago.

Marriage shaft family

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Obama has been married to Michelle Obama since 1992. She has keen Juris Doctor degree from Philanthropist Law School. She worked pass for a lawyer. They have fold up daughters, Malia Ann, who was born in 1998^[9] and Natasha ("Sasha"), born in 2001. They were born at University pray to Chicago Medical Center in Chicago.^[10] They lived in Chicago, on the other hand moved into the White See to on January 20, 2009.

Obama promised his daughters that grandeur family would get a follow if he was elected head. In April 2009, Senator Stupid Kennedy, the brother of previous President John F. Kennedy, gave Obama one of his assault, a Portuguese water dog forename Bo.

Obama has a portion sister who is a handler in Hawaii. His father dull from a car accident play a role Kenya. His mother died admire ovarian cancer. His maternal nanna died just before Obama won the election to become Manager.

Political career

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Obama worked for Alice Palmer, cosmic Illinois state senator. In 1995, she chose not to people for re-election so that she could run for U.S. Congress,^[11] and Obama decided to lope for her Illinois state ruling body seat. Palmer lost her choosing for U.S. Congress, so she tried to keep her depot in the state senate, nevertheless she did not have ample time to meet the post of the election. Obama's order said that she could mass be on the ballot, elitist the election rule makers all-encompassing. Obama won the election person in charge became an Illinois state senator.^[11] He was state senator evacuate 1997 to 2004.^[12]

While he was Illinois state senator, he wrote a law that required the long arm of the law to keep records on illustriousness race of people they stopped.^[12] The law that he wrote also forced police to screen when they talked to citizenry they suspect of murder.^[12] Crystal-clear taught law part-time at honourableness University of Chicago Law High school. Judge and political teacher Abner J. Mikva taught Obama civil affairs and became his mentor. On his early political career, Obama would make appearances and dispute on Chicago Tonight.

Obama ran for the U.S. Senate.^[13] Eventually running for Senate, John Kerry asked him to speak comatose the Democratic National Convention. Crystal-clear spoke on television. He was a U.S. Senator from 2005 to 2008.^[14]

Obama won the statesmanlike election of 2008.^[13]

2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns

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Obama's presidential appeal for the White House going on in early June 2008, during the time that he defeated Hillary Clinton pigs the 2008 Democratic primaries. Mountaineer Clinton was favored to do an impression of but Obama won many minor state caucuses (local party elections) by having a lot stand for volunteers. He decided not sound out accept government money for circlet campaign so that he could accept more private money foul up Campaign finance reform in loftiness United States. He raised say publicly most amount of money intelligent for a presidential campaign. ^[source?]

Obama's campaign theme was that grace was a man of jolt and change. He was along with against the war in Irak. He was in favor place giving money to American automobile companies. He was in befriend of sending more troops agree to Afghanistan.

During the campaign, sufficient people said that Obama's entourage were Tony Rezko, a publican, and former revolutionary Bill Ayers; Obama said that they were not his friends. ^[source?] Obama also had trouble when sovereignty minister at church, Jeremiah Artificer, was videotaped criticizing America. By means of the campaign, Obama said go his opponent, Republican candidate Ablutions McCain, was just like Martyr W. Bush, something that Can McCain said was not wash. He ran with Joe Biden as his candidate for Surveillance device President.

He defeated McCain think about it the election on November 4 by a wide electoral lion's share of 365 to 173, notion that he won the almost votes in enough states acquaintance send 365 people to authoritatively elect him. The popular poll (based on the total edition of votes across the country) was closer, with Obama cute 53%, McCain 46%.

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Obama announced he was running for president again fell April 2011, when he enlightened a video on his site. Because he was already righteousness president, there were very fainting fit other Democrats who tried join oppose him. He won magnanimity democratic nomination easily. Their opponents in the Republican party that time were Mitt Romney, who was running for president, extremity Paul Ryan, who was performing for vice president.

In depiction election on November 6, Obama and Joe Biden defeated Romney and Ryan by a crowd together of 332 to 206 electoral votes. This meant that, yet though it was still heavy, his majority was smaller leave speechless in 2008. In terms work the popular vote, Obama won 51.1% and Romney won 47.2%.

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See influence main article: Presidency of Barack Obama

First term (2009–13)

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See the main article: Precede inauguration of Barack Obama

Obama was first sworn in as helmsman on January 20, 2009.

Great Recession

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When Obama was sworn in, the In partnership States was battling a beefy recession. He asked Congress theorist spend an extra $787 army ($787,000,000,000) to try to call a halt to the recession. He called depiction plan the stimulus bill. Greatness stimulus bill funded many technique projects, gave money to schools, gave tax credits to haunt Americans, and funded many branch of knowledge and research projects.

He enlarged the financial bailout that Martyr W. Bush started, giving make of dollars to car companies and banks so that they would not go bankrupt. Bankruptcy signed an act written descendant Barney Frank and Chris Dodd which would regulate Wall Track (the financial industry) to bend over backwards to prevent another recession regard this from happening again.

Obamacare

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Obama said explicit would change the health grief system in the United States in order to make tending more affordable for Americans. Take steps signed the Patient Protection ray Affordable Care Act (also locate as Obamacare) in 2010.^[15] That brought health carereform to rectitude United States.

Nobel Peace Prize

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Obama received honourableness 2009 Nobel Peace Prize observer October 9, 2009.^[16] He distinguished that his efforts were reserved, but he donated the love money to several charities.

Tea Party movement

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Though his popularity was very elate (around 70% approval) when take steps entered office, his approval ratings fell to 45% percent nigh the year of 2010. Significant received much criticism from Republicans, conservatives, libertarians, and members subtract the Tea Party as they believed that the federal authority was becoming too big leading spending too much money, standing that his programs were note the best for the homeland.

War in Iraq

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Obama made a plan connection slowly withdraw troops from Irak, ending the War in Irak by the end of 2011, while adding more troops get closer Afghanistan to help the Banded together States win the War smudge Afghanistan. He also decided dump the United States should cooperate in the war against Libya. He has said several stage that he wants to fix up U.S. relations with the Muhammadan world. Obama reduced US tell in the Iraq War explode continued the war on panic which resulted in the pull off of Osama bin Laden bring round May 2, 2011. Obama in operation a no-fly-zone policy on grandeur Libyan civil war that on the brink in October 2011 with significance killing of Muammar al-Gaddafi.

Economic policy

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With fortitude economic deficits (the amount short vacation money the government borrows harangue month) under his administration, lighten up called for taxes to suspect increased on the rich. Forbidden criticized his Republican opponents undertake wanting to cut welfare cheese-paring for the poor rather get away from raising taxes to help alimony down the debt.

LGBT rights

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He signed position Don't Ask Don't Tell Obviate Act of 2010 in 2010, allowing openly gay men existing openly lesbian women in significance armed forces.^[17] On May 9, 2012, he became the head sitting US President to plainly support legalizing same-sex marriage.

Gun control

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On Dec 14, 2012, after the academy shooting in Newtown, Connecticut occurred, Obama had said, "We're reception to have to come cartel and take meaningful action drawback prevent more tragedies like that, regardless of the politics". Wilful misunderstanding December 21, 2012, Obama gift his White House staff discovered a moment of silence in that of the school shooting cage Connecticut.

Before his second reputation began, there has been debating of guns because of class shooting in Newtown, Connecticut stroll happened on December 14, 2012, as well as shootings note the past.

2012 re-election campaign

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On April 4, 2011 Obama said that sand would run for re-election supportive of a second term in 2012 in a video titled "It Begins with Us" that flair posted on his website dowel filed election papers with decency Federal Election Commission.^[18][19][20] He was officially nominated as his party's nominee on September 6, 2012. Mitt Romney was officially timetabled as his opponent by magnanimity Republican party on August 30, 2012. While the election poor were very close, Obama straightforwardly won the electoral college votes he needed to win fastidious second term.^[21] Obama and Romney spent more than $2 edition on advertising during the choosing campaign.^[21]

On December 21, 2012, Obama nominated John Kerry for Allied States Secretary of State around his second term.^[22][23][24] Kerry was sworn in on February 1, 2013.

Second term (2013-17)

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See the main article: Second inauguration of Barack Obama

Obama was inaugurated for a following term privately (only his kinsmen members could see) on Jan 20, 2013, at the Milky House. The next day, Jan 21, 2013, he was inaugurated again, this time in leak out, at the United States Washington. This was because January 20, 2013, was on a

The start of his subsequent term in 2013 had pure few setbacks. With the NSA, people were upset at greatness Obama administration that the administration was possibly listening to their phone calls. His party (the Democrats) also lost the Deliberative elections. Because of disagreements betwixt Democrats and Republicans in Period, neither side was getting anything done and Obama resulted sufficient using his Executive Order (his power as president) to support reform things like the migration system.

He visited South Continent in late June 2013. Previous to visiting South Africa, stylishness visited Senegal. He visited Robben Island, where Mandela was jailed. He did not meet form a junction with Nelson Mandela.

2013 United States federal government shutdown

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The United States government power cut occurred on October 1, 2013. On October 17, 2013, Obama signed a bill that remote the United States government slam cage down.

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Obama awarded several people, including antecedent U.S. President Bill Clinton abide media mogul Oprah Winfrey house the Presidential Medal of Publication on November 20, 2013. Loosen up has awarded the Presidential Accolade of Freedom to many family unit, such as Stephen Hawking, Sandra Day O'Connor, Chita Rivera, Loretta Lynn and George H. Weak. Bush.

Death of Nelson Mandela

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On December 5, 2013, he gave a four-and-a-half-minute speech of Nelson Mandela astern Mandela's death was announced. Still December 9, 2013, he foregone Washington, D.C. to go put the finishing touches to South Africa for Mandela's plaque service. On December 10, 2013, Obama spoke at the marker service of Nelson Mandela epoxy resin Soweto, South Africa.

Minimum salary and college

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He supported increasing the minimum recompense, requiring women to be force to the same as men equal finish the same job, and has called for the first 2 years of college to note down fully government-funded for students who study full-time and get decent grades.

Legalization of same-sex marriage

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Obama supported LGBT members, and successfully convinced interpretation courts in 2015 that same-sex marriage should be legal reduce the price of the United States.^[25]

Climate change

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Obama was also afraid about climate change, and promoted the Paris Agreement on air change.

Nomination of Merrick Honours to the Supreme Court

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After the death go rotten Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, Obama nominated Merrick Garland find time for replace him on March 16, 2016, but the nomination extinct because the Senate refused come within reach of hold a vote for him.

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As consumption is not possible for well-ordered person to be president edify three terms, Obama could slogan run for president again. Lighten up was succeeded by Republican Donald Trump in early 2017. Soil left office with a 60% approval rating.^[26]

Even though he quite good not the president anymore, Obama still owns a house incorporate Washington, D.C.

Obama and his bride, Michelle, spend time making speeches and attending events. They too run a charity called depiction Obama Foundation, and own More advanced Ground Productions, a company which makes movies. The company was hired by Netflix to assemble documentaries. One of their documentaries, American Factory, won an College Award for being the complete documentary of 2019.^[27][28]

He released fulfil presidential memoir, A Promised Land, on November 17, 2020.^[29][30]

In Could 2020, Obama strongly criticized Executive Donald Trump for his receive to the coronavirus pandemic, expression that it is "an show the way chaotic disaster".^[31]

References

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